Baytown: With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Sandra (Sandy) Marie Gentry of Baytown, Texas, on September 5, 2025, at the age of 75. Born on September 27, 1949, in Cuero, Texas, to Leslie and Dorothy Goldman Geffert, she touched many lives with her kindness, creativity, and devotion.
Sandy graduated from Yorktown High School in 1968 before moving to Houston, where she attended Massey Business College. She began her career at the KFC corporate offices in Houston and later, after relocating to Baytown in 1975, worked at Heidi’s in their frame shop, where she enjoyed expressing her creativity. She always had a lifelong passion for painting and crafting, and even took painting lessons from renowned landscape painter Dalhart Windberg in her younger years, further nurturing her artistic spirit.
Sandy enjoyed a fulfilling 25-year career at the Baytown Police Department, where she worked in the Records Department. Alongside her professional accomplishments, she earned an Associate’s degree from Lee College, underscoring her deep belief in education and personal growth.
On July 30, 1973, Sandy married the love of her life, Jimmy Gentry. Together, they created a life full of love, laughter, and cherished memories. They were blessed with two children: Chris Gentry and his wife Kimberlie, and Jena Bernhard and her husband Chad.
Sandy’s greatest joy in life was being MeeMaw to her four beloved grandchildren: Rianne and Rylea Bernhard, and Evan and Aiden Gentry. They filled her life with laughter and love, and her role as grandmother brought her immeasurable happiness.
She is also survived by her sister, Pat Krueger and husband Terry; her sisters-in-law: Susan Geffert, Sharron Stovall, and Judy Frazier; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie and Dorothy Geffert; her brother, Bubba Geffert; and her sister, Di Ann and husband Charles Demmer.
Sandy will be remembered for her unwavering devotion to family, her strength, and her kind and caring heart. Her presence was a source of joy for all who knew her, and the love she gave will continue to live on in the hearts of those she leaves behind.
A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Massey Funeral Home in Yorktown, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m., with interment to follow at Westside Cemetery.